The Nissan Cube

[The Spawn]

Get it before it's gone.

 

[Zephyr Alexian]

When I first saw this, I was thinking more along the lines of 'remote control' light weight. Wait until someone introduces one of these to a tractor trailer.

 

[Logan's Lady]

So, Nissan is trying to make it's own Scion XB?

 

[Majic Walrus]

That thing is the ugliest car I've ever seen.

 

[The Spawn]

When I saw it in Heroes I thought it was a new Scion...seems totally off from what Nissan normally does.

 

[The Spawn]

 

[Immortalfire]

That thing is butt ugly.

 

[Downhere]

What is with these horrible looking cars...geesh.

 

[huskerwebhead]

I hate all these cars coming out that look like a box on wheels. This, those Scion pieces of crap...I hate them all.

 

[Ion Kenshin]

And whats with the fact that they are calling it a mobile device. we dont call thing cars anymore

 

[Lestat de Lioncourt]

Curse you Photobucket! I can't see you at work!

Can someone draw an ASCII version for me?

 

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[Gamma Ray]

Hideous. Not aerodynamic at all.

 

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Oh Jeebus. I ain't driving anything that looks like a box.

 

[04nbod]

a square is not a pretty shape

 

[Wolfwood]

So, Nissan is trying to make it's own Scion XB?

That's what I thought. Yay, the return of the ice cream truck car.

 

[The Spawn]

• Asymmetry standard

• 122-hp 1.8-L 4-cylinder engine

• 6-speed manual or Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission)

• Nissan Intelligent KeyTM with Push Button Ignition/Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System/Rear Sonar System**

• Rockford Fosgate subwoofer/iPod® integration/MP3/WMA CD capability‡

• 6 standard air bags/standard VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control)‡‡ and many more standard safety features

• Over 58 cu. ft. of cargo room with seats down

• Loads of colorful options for personalization

*As shown, $18,390 for cube SL with Preferred Package. Excludes tax, title, license, destination charge and options. Dealer sets actual price. Pricing and availability subject to change. **Available features. Bluetooth®-compatible cellular phone required. The Rear Sonar System is a convenience but is not a substitute for proper backing procedures. Always turn and check that it is safe to do so before backing up. The Rear Sonar System may not detect every object behind you. ‡Available features. Always give your full attention to driving. Avoid operating your iPod or MP3 in such a way that you can be distracted during vehicle operation. iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc. All rights reserved. iPod not included. ‡‡ VDC, which should remain on when driving except when freeing the vehicle from mud or snow, cannot prevent accidents caused by abrupt steering, carelessness or dangerous driving techniques. Always drive safely.

 

[DorkyFresh]

the only thing i like about it is how it seems like they got rid of the "blindspot" but other than that it looks crap.

 

[huskerwebhead]

the only thing i like about it is how it seems like they got rid of the "blindspot" but other than that it looks crap.

Looks like that "window" doesn't really wrap all the way around that one side in back. Take a look at the first set of pictures where the back door is open. The window just looks like it goes all the way around from the outside....from the inside it doesn't. Blindspot is still there.

 

[The Spawn]

Are you saying there are two blindspots we face normally when we drive or one ' the blindspot'?

 

[Ongie]

***redacted***

 

[Ongie]

***redacted***

 

[mrvlknight21]

looks very European.

 

[Timstuff]

What a stupid looking vehicle...

 

[Zephyr Alexian]

Why have we gone from hand-made sleek to boxy and utilitarian? Has the Empire taken over?

No, lol, but many automotive empires copycatting each other's work is close enough. First Scion, then Ford copies them with the 'Flex', something that looks half Explorer and half Scion, and now Nissan's decided to make their own version of Toyota's 'IQ' or the Mini Cooper. I think of these vehicles as 'fad' cars.

They're incredibly popular for the first few years, then people stop buying them. It happened with the remake of the Volkswagen Bug and PT Cruiser: those vehicles provided great sales for companies. Now one is discontinued and the other is on the way. Early on in the next decade, none of the cars in the paragraph above will even remain in circulation.

The Nissan doesn't even look road worthy. It looks like a new brand of golf cart that you would see at an uber-exclusive course.